Ric Spooner

Markets since 1979, Horse lover and racing obsessive. Political tragic

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

@BateupTheresa @LeeMagorrian Exciting win @BateupTheresa and a very clever, perfectly rated ride by @LeeMagorrian. Thanks to you both

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Very clever

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

I felt for the cameraman in #PrideOfJenni race. Had to zoom out so far the field looked like ants😄

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

@vickyleo @xlb_nathan @TTRAusNZ Another way of putting this is that all the prizemoney increases have passed straight through the hands of owners to breeders. Most of that in turn has gone to stallion owners I suspect.

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

Fantastic! What it's all about

[debbie prest @debbie_prest]

This video was taken by the jockey Emily's mother. So much excitement! The first time they were at the races to see Emily win aboard Blinkin Nomore in the Burrangong Picnic Cup Young.

[John Tapp @johntappracing]

On the podcast we chat with talented young jockey Brock Ryan who’s ready to return after shoulder surgery. Brock hopes his bad luck is now astern, as he focuses on riding winners.
https://t.co/T4l2kOmsNZ
@SkyRacingAU @racing_nsw @PrydesEasiFeed #tappy #johntappracing

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

Victoria's gain. NSW's loss

[Gai Waterhouse AO @GaiWaterhouse1]

🟤⚪️ @Costin_Winona has burst onto the Melbourne racing scene with an absolutely sterling ride to get SPEAK NOW up on the line 💪🏼 🐎 Winona has recently relocated to the southern capital and she's got an exciting spring ahead of her 💫 @trent_needham

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

@BradFox1975 Hi BradThis is not me. Don't know anything about it

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

@MichelleToogood @BateupTheresa Yep. So true

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

There's placing horses and there's placing horses!! Google Maps says 5 hours 21 minutes each way from Kembla to Narrandera with 1 horse to bag the Cup. Smart, beautifully timed ride by Olivia on a quirky horse from the outside gate. Congratulatons all.

[Theresa Bateup Racing @BateupTheresa]

A great tough win by Victory At Omaha bringing up career win number 5 from only 17 starts and fantastic ride by Olivia Chambers 👏🤩

[Vicky Leonard @vickyleo]

“We should be transparent about it…people aren’t aware unless you tell them.” - wise words from Russell Balding.

But how can we defend our industry’s equine welfare protocols and rehoming initiatives when we don’t know what they are?

https://t.co/SSFYJlDZh6

[Kick Up @KickUpForRacing]

🚨 Who needs fiction when you have @vickyleo with the facts? 👊🏻

Hear Vicky slam the misinformation from Kristin Leigh of The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses in an epic debate on @2GB873 ⬇️

You don’t want to miss this: https://t.co/bjXR5JasoG

#kickupforracing

[Parnell Palme McGuinness @parnellpalme]

Good morning-after from the Federal Budget in Canberra.

It seems an apt time to remind us all of the great Churchill line:

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”

#budget #budget2023 #strategy

[Mane Lodge @manelodge]

Testing conditions on the drive home on the Brown (white) Mountain from @Sapphireturf this evening @racing_nsw @SkyRacingAU @Home_of_Racing

[Declan Carroll @DPCbloodstock]

https://t.co/NVGjKIjyZA

I’ve started a channel up on YouTube, hoping to give more of a perspective on a jockeys life. From fitness, nutrition, and many different things behind the scenes. It’s nothing special but hoping I can bring a little more insight.

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

Fantastic photographs

[Bronwen Healy Photography @FamousPony46]

This is a nice colt!! MILITARIZE (Dundeel x Amerindia) smashed them in today’s G1 Champagne Stakes. Dundeel actually sired 1st and 3rd.

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

Will there be a Marmot calling Sapphire Coast Race 6 tommorow? Alan - Steve - Alan - Steve. Just saying

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

How Smart Is Alan? https://t.co/4apdITh3IF via @YouTube After years of doing naughty stuff like playing with the @BateupTheresa stable washing machine, he latched straight onto what trophy cups are for after his last win @Sapphireturf

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

Last time NSW voters became finance experts we adopted the conservatives’ no debt and deficit fad putting ourselves even further behind on infrastructure development. Now we have adopted the lefts’ equally extreme & populist no privatisations fad. I fear an equally poor outcome

[Ric Spooner @ricspooner1]

What a beauty he is

[Jo McKinnon @Jo_McKinnon]

Beautiful tribute to an absolute legend of the turf and breeding barn. Enjoy retirement Lonhro & thanks for the memories 💕